Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology

Edited by Michael Harris Bond

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In recent years China has witnessed unprecedented economic growth, emerging as a powerful, influential player on the global stage. Now, more than ever, there is a great interest and need within the West to better understand the psychological and social processes that characterize the Chinese people.

The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Ppsychology is the first book of its kind - a comprehensive and commanding review of Chinese psychology, covering areas of human functioning with unparalleled sophistication and complexity. In 42 chapters, leading authorities cite and integrate both English and Chinese-language research in topic areas ranging from the socialization of children, mathematics achievement, emotion, bilingualism and Chinese styles of thinking to Chinese identity, personal relationships, leadership processes and psychopathology. With all chapters accessibly written by the leading researchers in their respective fields, the reader of this volume will learn how and why China has developed in the way it has, and how it is likely to develop. In addition, the book shows how a better understanding of a culture so different to our own can reveal much about our own culture and sense of identity.

A book of extraordinary breadth, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology ia an essential sourcebook for any scholar or practitioner attempting to understand the psychological functioning of the world's most populous country.

Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology

Edited by Michael Harris Bond

Author Information

Edited by Michael Harris Bond, The Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Michael Harris Bond completed his undergraduate training in honours psychology at the University of Toronto (1966), before venturing to Stanford University where he gained a PhD in social psychology (1970). Following a post-doctoral fellowship in experimental social innovation at Michigan State University, he travelled to Japan as his wife's dependent in 1971. While she taught English, he worked as a Research Associate at Kwansei Gakuin University, studying non-verbal behaviour and beginning his first cross-cultural studies. These continued for the next 35 years, focusing on Chinese social behaviour during his first, full-time academic position at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He moved to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009 where he is now Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences.

Contributors:

Agnes S-Y. Chan, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongAlbert Lee, Dept of Psychology, Queen's University, CanadaBarbara C. Y. Lo, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong KongBing Feng, Chinese Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Zhejiang University, China Catherine McBride-Chang, Chinese University of Hong KongCatherine So-kum Tang, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Cecilia Cheng, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong KongChao C. Chen, Business School, Rutgers UniversityCharles C. Chan, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chi-Yue Chiu, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chin-Ming Hui, Department of Psychology, Northwestern UniversityChris Lonsdale, School of Physiotherapy and Performance Science, University College Dublin, Ireland Colleen Ward, Department of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandConnie Suk-Han Ho, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong Dan Lin, Chinese University of Hong KongDaniel Shek, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong Darius K.-S. Chan, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongDavid C. Thomas, Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University David Kember, Faculty of Education, University of Hong KongDavid Watkins, Faculty of Education, University of Hong KongEn-Yi Lin, Massey University, New Zealand Fanny M. Cheung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongFarhan Ali, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityFong-Ha Yap, Dept of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong Gang-Yan Si, Hong Kong Sports InstituteGeoffrey Blowers, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong Helene H. Fung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongHildie Leung Winton W.-T. Au, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongHim Cheung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongHing-Chu Lee, Hong Kong Sports InstituteHua Shu, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University Hua Shu, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, ChinaIrene T. Ho, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong Isabel Wing-Chun Ng, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College James A. McGee, Princeton UniversityJames Liu, Department of Psychology, Victoria University of WellingtonJasmine H.M. Chio, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong KongJianxin Zhang, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of ScienceJiaqing O, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Jiewen Hong, Department of Marketing, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyJiing-Lih Farh, Department of Management of Organizations, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology K.-T. Hau, Department of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongKuei-Hsiang Han, Center for General Education and Core Curriculum, Tamkang University, Taiwan Kwang-Kuo Hwang, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan UniversityKwok Leung, Department of Management, City University of Hong Kong Lei Chang, Department of Educational PsychologyLi-Jun Ji, Dept of Psychology, Queen's University, CanadaLuo Lu, Department of Business Administration, National Taiwan University Mei-Chih Li, National Chengchi UniversityMei-Chun Cheung, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityMichelle Yik, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ming Ming Chiu, Department of Learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, State University of New York at BuffaloPatrick W.-L. Leung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongPeter B. Smith, Department of Psychology, University of Sussex, United KingdomPeter W-H. Lee, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong KongPing Li, Department of Psychology and Center for Language Science, Pennsylvania State University, USAQian Wang, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongRobert S. Wyer, Jr., Department of Psychology, University of IllinoisRongrong Tao, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Rui Zhang, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada Sheung-Tak Cheng, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong Shu-Fai Cheung, Department of Psychology, University of MacauSteve J. Kulich, SISU Intercultural Institute, Shanghai International Studies University, ChinaSunita Mahtani Stewart, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasSylvia Xiaohua Chen, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityTheresa Ng, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongTieyuan Guo, Dept of Psychology, Queen's University, CanadaTrevor Penney, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Virginia S-Y. Kwan, Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Virginia Yip, Dept of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong Wai-Sum Liu, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongWinnie W. Leung Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongWinnie W-S. Mak, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongXiao-Dong Yue, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong Xin-Yin Chen, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada Xu Shi, Chinese Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Zhejiang University, China Ying-Yi Hong, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Yuan Liao, Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University Yui-Chi Fong, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongYu-Jing Ni, Department of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongYung-Jui Yang, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Zhiren Chua, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Zi Juan Cheng, Department of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology

Edited by Michael Harris Bond

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